?I Can Lose to Anyone, I Can Beat Anyone? – Nick Kyrgios After Cruising Past Andrey Rublev at Miami Open 2022

Nick Kyrgios has finally found his groove this season. The Australian Open men’s doubles champion is hitting a consistent patch of form at the ‘Sunshine Double’. Earlier today, he put on another impressive performance to breeze past the in-form, Andrey Rublev. His attacking game was a treat to watch as he shocked the fifth seed in just 52 minutes.

Earlier, at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Kyrgios reached the quarter-finals before going down fighting against Rafael Nadal. Nevertheless, it was a memorable tournament for the Australian, defeating the likes of Casper Ruud and Federico Delbonis before bowing out of the tournament. After his win over Rublev in Miami, Kyrgios opened up on his performance.

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Nick Kyrgios assesses his performance after defeating Andrey Rublev

The 26-year-old spoke about his display in a post-match interview after his second-round victory. He said, “I mean obviously, he came out hard in the start and that’s tennis. You know, a couple of points can swing a momentum change like that.”

Further, he added, “I know that he’s a hard player that relies on a bit of rhythm, so I just tried to keep the points short and sharp, just played aggressive. I can’t let him get on too many groundstrokes, but I’m just having my performance, whether it’s 7-6 in the third or something like this, I’m just happy to get through. You know, a top-10 or top-20 or top-1000, I don’t really care. I can lose to anyone on any given day and I can beat anyone, it’s been the story of my career, so I’m just happy to get through.”

It was an emphatic win for Kyrgios, who made light work of Rublev. In stark contrast, the match began with Rublev breaking Kyrgios’ serve in the third game of the opening set. However, the Australian broke back immediately to level the set 2-2. Kyrgios carried the momentum as Rublev failed to hold his serve in the sixth game of the first set. It proved to be enough for Kyrgios, as he took the opening set 6-3.

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Further, the second set was one-way traffic as Rublev had no answers to Kyrgios’ onslaught. The Australian completed a bagel as he entered the third round in Miami.

Kyrgios to face Fabio Fognini next

The 26-year-old Australian will play Fabio Fognini in the third round. Kyrgios is a two-time semifinalist in Miami and will hope to recapture that magic this year as well. It’ll be interesting to see if Kyrgios can dig deep at the Miami Open this year.